This Gift Exchange Is the New Secret Santa, and I Am So Here for It

’Tis the season for gift giving! Except I usually find myself struggling with what to give my friends. It feels like they either have everything or they want things that are way too specific (or, let’s face it, out of my budget).

Luckily, TikTok has given me the perfect solution: a Jellycat gift exchange! So many people are trying out this new take on a gift exchange game this year.

Here’s how this works: Essentially, it’s just like Secret Santa — you use a random generator to assign who from your group of friends you will be getting a gift for. (You can have a pre-party for this if you want to!)

The best part is finding out who you have and then picking a Jellycat that matches their personality best. The options are endless on the Jellycat website — there are cats, dogs, bunnies, turtles, dragons, even coffee and sushi. (Hint to my friends: I love the Bashful Nutmeg Bunny.) You could either set a spending range or say all Jellycats are fair game. Then you get together to unwrap the Jellycats and share why you picked each one for each person.

In one Jellycat gift exchange TikTok from @ morbster, for example, you can see everyone get so excited when opening their Jellycat. One friend even commented on the video, “best day of my life.”  In another, from @pudgytitan, the friends get downright emotional over their Jellycats.

These stuffed animals are so cute and are the perfect centerpiece for a dorm bed — so you all can display them and then revisit the fun gift exchange experience all year long!

This post originally appeared on Dorm Therapy. See it there: This Gift Exchange Idea Is the New Secret Santa, and I Am So Here for It (Everyone Will Love Their Presents!)

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